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Laidi Fashion Mall

Jan 20th, 2006 • Category: buying things

The Laidi Fashion Mall a.k.a. 莱迪 [lai2di2] can be easily recognized by its pyramidal roof…

Although its underground network is accessible via other shopping malls, try going down via the pyramid if it’s your first time…

This is a woman’s paradise. You’ll see many ladies busy with activities like doing their hair, shaving their armpit etc…

And loads [...]



Auchan

Jan 19th, 2006 • Category: buying things

You’ve heard of Walmart and Carrefour, but have you heard of Auchan 欧尚 [ou1shang4]?
It sure is a place worth checking out, especially if you live close by the 汉中门 [han4zhong1men2] area.

Grandiose huh?
Now, the inside’s pretty much like a typical hypermarket: loads of people, prices and peering…

Where is it located really?

Hanzhong Road 汉中路 [han4zhong1lu4] crosses the [...]



Electronics: Buynow

Jan 13th, 2006 • Category: buying things

I found this on the floor of the 百脑汇 [bai2nao3hui4] building. If memory does not fail me, this place has 3 floors. The second floor sells alot of mp3 players as well as external hard drives, printers etc and is the most crowded. The 3rd floor is a more serious place selling computers and bigger [...]



Zhujiang Road Shopping

Jan 6th, 2006 • Category: buying things

Zhujiang Road 珠江路 [zhu1jiang1lu4] is the road that is known from electronics, especially stuff related to computers. If you walk along Zhujiang Road, you’ll see people standing outside their shops, hawking their wares - soft wares, that is. Some of them might even ask you to come along to their ’shop’ where you may get [...]



Orient Department Store

Jan 2nd, 2006 • Category: buying things

Here is a good place for women to buy cosmetics, clothing and jewelry. Look at Karen Mok up there! After shopping here, you can hop over to Dayang on the same side of Zhongshan South Road 中山南路 [zhong1shan1nan2lu4].
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Shangmao

Dec 23rd, 2005 • Category: buying things

Located on the same side of Zhongshan South Road 中山南路 [zhong1shan1nan2lu4] as Xinbai 南京新百 [nan2jing1xin1bai3] and Central Mall 中央商场 [zhong1yang1shang1chang3], this building also houses CTF, a high-end health & fitness club. Shangmao is easily recognizable because of the maroon hemisphere that sticks out from it.
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Xinbai Shopping

Dec 15th, 2005 • Category: buying things

Located at the Xinjiekou junction.
Has anyone any info to contribute about this place?
It’s bound for renovation soon, if no one can tell us anything…
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Walmart @ Wanda

Dec 14th, 2005 • Category: buying things

Where is Walmart? According to this article, Walmart will soon be everywhere, but in Nanjing, it’s still located at the Wanda Shopping Mall, which from the outside looks like this:

Walmart occupies the 2nd and 3rd floor of this building. The second floor is where the food is, anything from sparkling groceries…

to imported items…

The third floor [...]



Suning Electrical Appliances

Oct 28th, 2005 • Category: buying things

Suning Electronics is all over Nanjing, and is also at Xinjiekou. It is one place to buy electrical appliances like microwaves, washing machines, small suns and humidifiers. Other possible places are GOME, Yolo, Five Star…
From where we shot this picture, Wanda Shopping Center (which houses Walmart) is just on our left side. You have to [...]



Xinjiekou Area

Oct 12th, 2005 • Category: buying things

When you first chance upon Xinjiekou 新街口 [xin1jie1kou3], all you’ll see are many different shopping centers cluttered together. Xinjiekou is a useful place to get acquainted with, whether or not you’re into shopping. We’ll try to get you acquainted with certain landmarks in this area. Once you know these places, it’ll be much easier getting [...]